• A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
• A large organ located in the upper abdomen. The liver cleanses the blood and aids in digestion by secreting bile.
  NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• A triangular-shaped organ located under the diaphragm in the right hypochondrium. It is the largest internal organ of the body, weighting up to 2 kg. Metabolism and bile secretion are its main functions. It is composed of cells which have the ability to regenerate.
  NCI
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• A vital organ that removes waste products from the body and helps with digestion.
  Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
  Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
• An abdominal organ that has variable lobation which are composed mainly of hepatic lobules.
  CDISC Terminology
  Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
• Large gland of a dark-red color situated in the upper part of the abdomen on the right side; comprised of thousands of minute lobules, the functional units of the liver; functions include the storage and filtration of blood, secretion of bile, excretion of bilirubin and other substances formed elsewhere, and numerous metabolic functions, including the conversion of sugars into glycogen, which it stores.
  CRISP Thesaurus
  National Institutes of Health, 2006
• Lobular organ the parenchyma of which consists of lobules which communicate with the biliary tree. Examples: There is only one liver.
  Digital Anatomist
  University of Washington, 2003
• Lobular organ, each instance of which has some hepatic lobule as its essential morphological unit. Eaxmple: There is only one liver.
  Foundational Model of Anatomy
  University of Washington, 2017
• The wedge-shaped liver is the largest--and, in some ways, the most complex--organ in the body. It serves as the body's chemical factory, performing many vital functions, from regulating the levels of chemicals in the body to producing substances that make blood clot (clotting factors) during bleeding.
  Merck Manuals
  Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
• The liver is the second largest (after the skin) organ in the human body and the largest gland (weighing an average of 1500 g). It lies under the diaphragm in the right upper abdomen and midabdomen and extends to the left upper abdomen.
  Medscape
  WebMD, 2025
• Liver, the largest gland in the body, a spongy mass of wedge-shaped lobes that has many metabolic and secretory functions. The liver secretes bile, a digestive fluid; metabolizes proteins, carbohydrates, and fats; stores glycogen, vitamins, and other substances; synthesizes blood-clotting factors...
  Encyclopedia Britannica
  Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025